Dorothy awoke in Dave's arms, looking into his beautiful brown eyes. Nothing but understanding residing in hers.
Rain poured down on them, but Carrie was alive and well, that's all that mattered. It was still night, and Dave let a tear fall when Dorothy opened her eyes. It mixed with the rain and they fell together to land upon Dorothy's face. Dave lifted her up to hug him.
"Oh God, you gave us quite a scare! Thank you! You've fulfilled the lives of so many people."
Dorothy returned his hug, then proceeded to hug Carrie and Alyssa.
"I finally understand." Dorothy said. "And now that I do, I think I'm going to solve a mystery."
...Dorothy returned to the Emerald City, but by then, the story of Dorothy's triumph over death had already reached the ears of the people, including Alyssa, Dave, and Carrie's parents. They warmly welcomed their children home, showering them with kisses and thanking God for Carrie's safe return home.
"Thank you Dorothy, you have no idea how long we have waited." said Alyssa's mother. Dorothy shot a confused look at Alyssa. Dave then said,
"It was prophesied by the Good Witch that Princess Castine would be the queen of the roses, and that she would rise from the dead to save Oz. You didn't exactly rise from the dead or anything, but I don't think you even know how many lives you have changed by just being alive! You're the only survivor of the royal family. The people will be so glad that you have returned!"
Dorothy looked into his eyes.
"I'm not the only one."
Dorothy looked at her hands for a moment, then looked up with tears in her eyes.
"I now remember what happened that night. My sister is the one who..."
She looked around at the family of faithfulls. It was obvious that they had believed in Glinda's prediction, and now the fact that Glinda always went out of her way to protect Dorothy made sense. It was so she could "save Oz".
"You were saying?"
"Nothing, I'm very tired, I most return to the Emerald Palace."
Dorothy put her cloak on before quickly looking out the window at the rain. She felt a tug at her cloak, and looked down into Carrie's eyes.
"Thank you goddess."
Dorothy kneeled down.
"Please call me Dorothy, and you are so very welcome."
Carrie smiled and they hugged.
"I'll walk you to the door." said Dave.
He opened the door, she walked through it into the cold rain and put her hood up. He followed her out and closed the door behind him, putting a coat on.
"Come on, I might as well walk you home." he said.
Dorothy blushed slightly, and they walked through the rain together.
They reached the front entrance of the Emerald Palace. Dorothy looked into the sky, allowing a few drops of rain to hit her face before looking at Dave again.
"Dorothy," he said. "I can't tell you how grateful I am to have met you."
Dorothy blushed, and then smiled as Dave suddenly began to blush as well.
"Well, what I mean is...um...well, I'm glad that my sister Alyssa met you so...you could help Carrie!"
"Of course. I'm glad I did too. I'm just happy I could be of service, and I got my memories back!"
Dave looked down a second.
"What were you saying before, about Princess Angelina?"
Dorothy squinted her eyes and bit her bottom lip.
"I don't want to destroy your beliefs. The truth will be shown in time. Thank you for walking me home Dave, I appreciate it."
"No...thank you, Dorothy."
Dave touched Dorothy's hand, and the golden wings once again appeared on her back. Dorothy's eyes began to glow a golden color, and she kissed Dave, with a most passionate light.
When they parted, Dorothy returned to normal. She'd had another premonition, this time, of the future.
"It's amazing isn't it?" Dorothy said to Dave, who had her in his arms.
"What's amazing?" he asked.
"It's amazing, how to the world, you are only one person. But then, to one person, you can be the world."
With a final glance, and flash of longing, Dorothy retreated to collapse in sweet surrender at what her future would hold.
That's it for now...hope you're enjoying! Sorry it took so long, a lot of thought went into this chapter. Keep reading, the next chapter is coming soon!
Tori
Rain poured down on them, but Carrie was alive and well, that's all that mattered. It was still night, and Dave let a tear fall when Dorothy opened her eyes. It mixed with the rain and they fell together to land upon Dorothy's face. Dave lifted her up to hug him.
"Oh God, you gave us quite a scare! Thank you! You've fulfilled the lives of so many people."
Dorothy returned his hug, then proceeded to hug Carrie and Alyssa.
"I finally understand." Dorothy said. "And now that I do, I think I'm going to solve a mystery."
...Dorothy returned to the Emerald City, but by then, the story of Dorothy's triumph over death had already reached the ears of the people, including Alyssa, Dave, and Carrie's parents. They warmly welcomed their children home, showering them with kisses and thanking God for Carrie's safe return home.
"Thank you Dorothy, you have no idea how long we have waited." said Alyssa's mother. Dorothy shot a confused look at Alyssa. Dave then said,
"It was prophesied by the Good Witch that Princess Castine would be the queen of the roses, and that she would rise from the dead to save Oz. You didn't exactly rise from the dead or anything, but I don't think you even know how many lives you have changed by just being alive! You're the only survivor of the royal family. The people will be so glad that you have returned!"
Dorothy looked into his eyes.
"I'm not the only one."
Dorothy looked at her hands for a moment, then looked up with tears in her eyes.
"I now remember what happened that night. My sister is the one who..."
She looked around at the family of faithfulls. It was obvious that they had believed in Glinda's prediction, and now the fact that Glinda always went out of her way to protect Dorothy made sense. It was so she could "save Oz".
"You were saying?"
"Nothing, I'm very tired, I most return to the Emerald Palace."
Dorothy put her cloak on before quickly looking out the window at the rain. She felt a tug at her cloak, and looked down into Carrie's eyes.
"Thank you goddess."
Dorothy kneeled down.
"Please call me Dorothy, and you are so very welcome."
Carrie smiled and they hugged.
"I'll walk you to the door." said Dave.
He opened the door, she walked through it into the cold rain and put her hood up. He followed her out and closed the door behind him, putting a coat on.
"Come on, I might as well walk you home." he said.
Dorothy blushed slightly, and they walked through the rain together.
They reached the front entrance of the Emerald Palace. Dorothy looked into the sky, allowing a few drops of rain to hit her face before looking at Dave again.
"Dorothy," he said. "I can't tell you how grateful I am to have met you."
Dorothy blushed, and then smiled as Dave suddenly began to blush as well.
"Well, what I mean is...um...well, I'm glad that my sister Alyssa met you so...you could help Carrie!"
"Of course. I'm glad I did too. I'm just happy I could be of service, and I got my memories back!"
Dave looked down a second.
"What were you saying before, about Princess Angelina?"
Dorothy squinted her eyes and bit her bottom lip.
"I don't want to destroy your beliefs. The truth will be shown in time. Thank you for walking me home Dave, I appreciate it."
"No...thank you, Dorothy."
Dave touched Dorothy's hand, and the golden wings once again appeared on her back. Dorothy's eyes began to glow a golden color, and she kissed Dave, with a most passionate light.
When they parted, Dorothy returned to normal. She'd had another premonition, this time, of the future.
"It's amazing isn't it?" Dorothy said to Dave, who had her in his arms.
"What's amazing?" he asked.
"It's amazing, how to the world, you are only one person. But then, to one person, you can be the world."
With a final glance, and flash of longing, Dorothy retreated to collapse in sweet surrender at what her future would hold.
That's it for now...hope you're enjoying! Sorry it took so long, a lot of thought went into this chapter. Keep reading, the next chapter is coming soon!
Tori